Lord of the Ants

About Lord of the Ants

Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, f…

Lord of the Ants is a 2022 history film directed by Gianni Amelio. At 134 minutes long, it arrived in September 2022.

Luigi Lo Cascio stars as Aldo Braibanti, Elio Germano as Ennio Scribani, Leonardo Maltese as Ettore Tagliaferri, and Sara Serraiocco as Graziella. Written by Edoardo Petti and Federico Fava.

Shelv files it under poet, playwright, censorship, and LGBT.

Prick Up Your Ears, Green Book, and Brokeback Mountain make useful companions to Lord of the Ants, all filed under 1960s and gay theme. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 220 TMDB voters.